This is an analysis of the poem From Pocahontas that begins with:

Returning from the cruel fight
How pale and faint appears my knight!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbX ccbbbbXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000101 11110111 11110101 11111101 11110101 010101001 01110101 01000101 100011101 01010101 01010101 01001101 11010100 01110101 11010101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, it are repeated.

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